Author Bios

Frank G. Karioris, Ph.D. is assistant professor of sociology and director of the Center for Critical Gender Studies at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He works on issues …

Alysha Alani was an Emerson National Hunger Fellow at United Way of King County and New America.

Catalina M. de Onís is an assistant professor of civic communication and media at Willamette University.

Jeremy Slevin is the associate director of advocacy for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress.

Alexandra Thornton is the senior director of Tax Policy for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress.

Former Ohio State Senator Capri S. Cafaro is the newest executive in residence at American University's School of Public Affairs in Washington, DC. During her 10 years as a …

Sarah Riggs Stapleton is an assistant professor of Education Studies at the College of Education, University of Oregon.

Michelle Asamoah is a contributor to the Roosevelt Institute.

Isaac Arnsdorf covers politics, influence and the Trump administration. Before joining ProPublica in 2017, he covered lobbying and campaign finance at Politico. During the transition and early days of …

Marina Affo is an editorial assistant at ProPublica. Prior to this she was one of ProPublica's Emerging Reporters. Before coming to ProPublica Marina was a Jim Dowe Public Media …